All Good Soldiers (from Recipe For Hate) | Discography | The Bad Religion Page

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Written by:	Brett Gurewitz
Released in:	1993

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All good soldiers crack like boulders,
The sun climbs up to a razor, violins,
New boots and numbers on a chain.
All good soldiers...

(All good soldiers) Fall in line
When they march and shout,
(All good soldiers) are a spectacle
Marching and singing.
Will go anywhere the president says,
Because the president believes in God
Like all good soldiers should.

All good soldiers wait like warheads,
When the fighting starts who will be
Accountable, a cannibal, a cannonball.
All good soldiers, all good soldiers.

(All good soldiers) Fall in line
When they march and shout,
(All good soldiers) are a spectacle
Marching and singing.
Will go anywhere the president says,
Because the president believes in God
Like all good soldiers should.

It's 6 AM, I can see my breath
And the clay dirt is laughing at the weakling boy.
Today is the day that I'll write my friends,
It's something I've been trying to remember.
I had a dream of a wall that was twenty-one stories tall...
All...

(All good soldiers) Fall in line
When they march and shout,
(All good soldiers) are a spectacle
Marching and singing.
Will go anywhere the president says,
Because the president believes in God
Like all good soldiers should.

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Versions

Version	Length	Release	Catalog ID	Country	Format	Year
Album version
	3:07	Recipe For Hate	86420-1	United States	12"	2010
	3:07	Recipe For Hate		Russia	CD	2007
	3:07	Recipe For Hate		United States	CD	2007
	3:07	Recipe For Hate	82546-2	United States	CD	2004
	3:07	Recipe For Hate	OXX 1048-1	Brazil	CD	1996
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	3:07	Recipe For Hate	ESCA-6112	Japan	CD	1995
	3:07	Recipe For Hate	86420-1	United States	12"	1994
	3:07	Recipe For Hate	CPT-1552	South Korea	MC	1993
	3:07	Recipe For Hate	86420	United States	MC	1993
	3:07	Recipe For Hate	7 82546-4	United States	MC	1993
	3:07	Recipe For Hate	OXX-1048-2	Brazil	12"	1993
	3:07	Recipe For Hate	86420-1	United States	12"	1993
	3:07	Recipe For Hate	7 82546-2	United States	CD	1993
	3:07	Recipe For Hate	6420	Europe	CD	1993
	3:07	Recipe For Hate	86420	United States	CD	1993
	3:07	Recipe For Hate	86420	United States	CD	1993
	3:07	Recipe For Hate	MG2782	Poland	MC	1993
	3:07	Recipe For Hate	TJK 205	Thailand	MC	1993
	3:07	Recipe For Hate	86420	United States	MC	1993
	3:07	Recipe For Hate	n/a	Malaysia	MC	1993
	3:07	Recipe For Hate	MJKE 6112	Malaysia	MC	1993
*Not specified*
		Recipe For Hate	02540-4	United States	MC	1993

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BrandonSideleau The Devil In Stitches Location: Darwin, AU Status: Offline Posts: 379	Quote I'm pretty sure this song is pretty direct in meaning. Soldiers follow orders blindly and do as the president (government) says, usually using "God & country" as a scapegoat. In this sense, in SOME conflicts the American soldier is no different from any other religious zealot....keep in mind this is by no means universal, but I can definitely see it being used in relation to the recent Iraq war and previous Gulf War. 02/15/2010 at 03:04 I'm pretty sure this song is pretty direct in meaning. Soldiers follow orders blindly and do as the president (government) says, usually using "God & country" as a scapegoat. In this sense, in SOME conflicts the American soldier is no different from any other religious zealot....keep in mind this is by no means universal, but I can definitely see it being used in relation to the recent Iraq war and previous Gulf War.
President-God Guest Location: Global Citizen	Quote First of all one line in the Chorus: "the president believes in god," I don't think that Brett wants only Atheist presidents, but the president should not ask the country to pray, or even mention God. Separation of Church and State, not working too well. The second verse: Brett is assuming himself to be a soldier, the wall that was in his dream was probably a nightmare about the basic training wall that the soldiers have to get over. 05/30/2006 at 09:55 First of all one line in the Chorus: "the president believes in god," I don't think that Brett wants only Atheist presidents, but the president should not ask the country to pray, or even mention God. Separation of Church and State, not working too well. The second verse: Brett is assuming himself to be a soldier, the wall that was in his dream was probably a nightmare about the basic training wall that the soldiers have to get over.
ToN Guest Location: Global Citizen	Quote I think the song is also about the process of breaking a man from humanity, and turning him into a monkey. Soldiers are not trained to think or have morals, they are trained to follow orders without question. If the president starts a war their reply is that they'll do anything the president says. 12/22/2005 at 21:29 I think the song is also about the process of breaking a man from humanity, and turning him into a monkey. Soldiers are not trained to think or have morals, they are trained to follow orders without question. If the president starts a war their reply is that they'll do anything the president says.
2punk4u Guest Location: Global Citizen	Quote All good soldiers refers to the justification of war through American arrogance and our firm belief in god above enabling us to prevail. 07/11/2004 at 17:21 All good soldiers refers to the justification of war through American arrogance and our firm belief in god above enabling us to prevail.